Careers Job Description
General Description
The Adult Learning Center (ALC) provides English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Basic Education (BE) and High School Equivalency (GED) preparation to adult learners in downtown Brooklyn and offsite locations.
Reporting to the Director and Assistant Director of Education Programs, the Data Management Specialist is responsible for managing the Adult Student Information System and Technical Support database (ASISTS), which is used by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to monitor and evaluate grant funded adult education programs. In addition, the Data Management Specialist provides administrative and instructional support necessary to the effective operation of the ALC.
Other Duties
- Competently utilize the program’s ASISTS enrollment management system, ensuring timely entering and managing of data that properly aligns with reporting needs
- Prepare attendance reports and general enrollment information for data analysis
- Follow-up with program participants to secure critical information, including outcomes data
- Coordinate, conduct and assist with in-person intake, registration, testing, placement, and related enrollment tasks
- Liaise with and provide administrative assistance to instructors and staff
- Collaborate on the development of flyers, forms, surveys, and spreadsheets
- Complete 14 hours of Regional Adult Education Network (RAEN) approved trainings and workshops annually
- Additional responsibilities on an ad hoc basis, as assigned
Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED; college credits or degree preferred
- Competent in the use of technology and MS Office applications
- Demonstrate sensitivity in working with personal and confidential records, including adhering to FERPA and other policies
- Teaching or data management experience, or a general understanding of Adult Education and a genuine desire to work with the adult literacy community
- Familiarity with social media to help promote program class offerings and services
- Well organized, able to prioritize, think critically, and meet deadlines
- Ability to multitask, be flexible, creative, resourceful, work independently and as part of a team
- Flexibility to work some evening hours on a consistent basis
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Continuing Education
Full Time
$44,500.00 - $48,000.00
May 13, 2024 (Or Until Filled)